Can I get into Duke?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this and to reply. I'm looking to ED at Duke in the fall and to apply regularly to possibly Georgetown, Stanford, the Ivies, Johns Hopkins, and McGill if i don't get admitted to Duke. I'm hoping to also know my chances of getting into those schools.</p>

<h2>I'm a Canadian citizen foreign student enrolled in a public NY HS. I immigrated to the US in 4th grade and learned English as my third language after having spoken french (born in Montreal, Quebec) and mandarin chinese my entire life up to that point. I will be a senior this September. </h2>

<p>GPA: 3.853 unweighted, 4.179 weighted
PSAT: 185 (sophomore year) 89% percentile, 215 (junior year) 99% percentile
SAT: 2150 (700/700/750)
SATII: Bio-730, French with Listening-740, US History-630, MathII-690, Chem-680
AP's: Bio-5, US History-5, French-3
~Will be taking AP Macroeconomics, Chem, Calc, Pol. & Gov., and Eng. in senior year~</p>

<h2>Top 10% in school rankings</h2>

<p>National Merit Scholarship Qualifier (2007)
AP Scholar (2007)
Principal's List (2005-2008)</p>

<p>Junior Class Treasurer (2007)
Key Club Vice President (2008)</p>

<p>Key Club member (2005-2008)
Frisbee Club member (2005-2006)
VAASA member (2008)</p>

<p>D.A.R.E. Role Model (2007-2008)
Big Buddy (2008)
Big Buddy Mentor (2008)</p>

<p>Volunteer referee at Matt Kull Lacrosse Tournament (2007-2008)
Northern Westchester Hospital volunteer (2007-2008)
New York Blood center blood fund volunteer aide (2005-2008)
Children's Cancer Walkathon participant (2005-2008)</p>

<p>Teacher's Assistant at Hua Xia Chinese School NY (2006-2008)
Internship at Viro Dynamics Corporation (2006)
Internship at Philips Research Center (2005)
Internship at Yorktown Justice Court (2007)
Internship at Congressman John Hall's NY office (2007-2008)</p>

<p>JV Winter Track (2005, 2006)
Freshman Lacrosse player (2005)
JV Lacrosse player (2006)
Varsity Lacrosse Player (2007-2008)
Section I Boy's Lacrosse Champion (2007)
NY Boy's Lacrosse Class A Regional Champion (2007)
NY Boy's Lacrosse Class A State Semi-Finalist (2007)
~I play for a renowned NY HS lacrosse program that has previously won 6 state championships (3rd most in NY)~</p>

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<p>I assume you are an Asian male.</p>

<p>Do you have permanent US residence?</p>

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<p>non-permanent resident, thus making me a foreign student</p>

<p>btw forgot to add that i'm also in NHS</p>

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<p>Non-permanent residence status is going to kill you. Your stats, as a US applicant made Duke a low reach, as an international it's a biiiiiig reach.</p>

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<p>does it matter if i don't need any financial aid whatsoever?</p>

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<p>NO. /* international */</p>

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<p>I honestly don't see you getting in with those stats just because the international applicant pool is unbelievably strong.</p>

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<p>You'd be a typical competitive applicant if you came from USA (nothing really stands out), but the fact that you are applying as an international with a top 10% ranking, average scores, and typical ECs, I don't see you getting in unless you are really able to define yourself past those stats</p>

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<p>NHS doesn't mean anything. Many people have it who apply to top schools.</p>

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<p>nhs is about on equal footing with "who's who"</p>

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<p>thanks to all you naysayers :)
applied ed to duke and got accepted, suck on that.</p>

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<p>congrats orientchigga!!</p>

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<p>hahaha!!!! nice job orientchigga!!!!</p>

<p>Your post made me laugh!!!!</p>

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<p>haha, nice man :)</p>

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<p>That is somewhat ironic.</p>